Dec 13, 2007 7:32 pm US/Eastern
Young So. Fla. Fans React To MLB Steroid Use
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS4) ―
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George J. Mitchell points to a reporter as he announces results of his 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use in baseball on Dec. 13, 2007, at a press conference in New York.
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With big name players involved in the now infamous Mitchell Report, which named 80 major baseball players as users of illegal steroids, one can only imagine how disappointed fans must be.
But an even bigger question is how kids who idolize these players are taking the news.
Players for Coral Springs Thunder, look-up to Roger Clemens and Gary Sheffield as well as some of the others listed in the report.
But after the findings were made public Thursday, Zachary Vazquez and Jared Brownstein were just disappointed.
"I feel bad. They are studs and I can't believe they are taking steroids," said Zachary. "If they didn't take steroids, they would still be as great as they are now.
The report names about 80 major baseball players including some MVP's, and All-Stars as those implicated in the use of illegal steroids from 1995 to 2005.
Alexander Smith has been coaching baseball at Miami Carol City Senior High for 35 years. He says the stars listed in the report send the wrong message to high school players.
"They are the focal point of what young kids are talking about. If they see it out there, they think it's okay," Smith said. "What we do is try to counter-react and teach them the right way in terms of nutrition and the traditions we go through."
Some Fans at South Florida sports bars are not surprised.
"I think it's been going on for quite some time," said one fan. "Nobody's ever cared about it, so why are they bringing it up?
Some fans hope the Mitchell Report will help clean up baseball.
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